North by Northwest (1959)

07/08/1959 (US) • 2h 16m

Thriller, Adventure

It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

Overview

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Top Billed Cast

Cary Grant

Roger Thornhill

Eva Marie Saint

Eve Kendall

James Mason

Phillip Vandamm

Jessie Royce Landis

Clara Thornhill

Philip Ober

Lester Townsend


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000.00

Revenue

$13,275,000.00

Keywords

new york city

assassination

undercover agent

espionage

spy

cold war

mistaken identity

deception

romance

fugitive

on the run

advertising

framed

on the road

government agent

road movie

framed for murder

trains

cold war era

mount rushmore

absurd

adventure

man on the run

couple on the run

moral relativism

awestruck

cliché

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